Design and Optimization of Isopropyl Alcohol Production Using a Plug Flow Reactor
Team: Katharos Engineering LLC
Program:
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Project Description:
Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) is used in medicine, industry, and science as a sanitizer, solvent, and reagent in various solutions and processes. Our group has been tasked to manufacture 100,000 tons of IPA per year that is 99 wt%. We determined the optimal process sequence, feed flow rates, thermodynamic models, and unit specifications that produced the IPA product at the correct specifications
Team Members
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Project Mentors, Sponsors, and Partners
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Dr. John Edison
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Dr. Sakul Ratanalert
Course Faculty
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